The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-08
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

II. IL. Laying, city passenger agent OIL Inc ",
III. d. ST. T.. at Chicago, was IN the city yester-
day, calling on his old time friends
Passenger business is at high tide. Train
men report travel, both local and through,
heavier than at any time for many months.
William Lynn is prominently mentioned as
the successor Of j. Ell. Steiner commercial
agent of the Erie lines at Philadelphia. The
salary is So 900 year.
G. G. Waite, vice president and general man.
ager of the c., II. & D. lines. is expected home
Thursday or Friday from his trip to Cuba for
the benefit of his health.
Col. VIM. Shaw-or plain "Bill Shaw" after
the acknowledgements bill takes effect-now
district passenger agent Of the c., B. & O., is in
the city prospecting for business.
The change in the running time 'of the fast
mail trains between New York and Kansas City
via Indianapolis and ST. Louis by which the
running time is shortened eleven hours, will
take effect next Sunday.
The Illinois Central has put fruit train on
their route from New Orleans which covers the
distance to Chicago, nearly one thousand miles,
iD thirty-six hours. The company receives the
fruit at their docks from South America.
The L., B. & W. earned in February $1s26s6
decrease in earnings compared with February
1886, of 1880 The Ohio Southern, under the
same management, earned $45 92S, increase over
earnings corresponding month 1886, 81 $40.
Some of the local passenger agents will now
need to study up the advantages their roads
that we can sell you ticket cheaper than any
other road will not come in play after April
The c., H. & D. system earned in February
1926 1877, increase over earnings corresponding
month 1886. $19.O71. The Chicago & Eastern
Illinois earned in February $l40,999; increase
over earnings corresponding month 1886, $11, 973
The Evansville & Richmond company have pc
titioned the commissioners of Columbus. Bar
tholomew county, to hold q special election to
vote on the question of giving it a subsidy OF
= ,ta nnA fhrn,, nh
that city.
The l., D. & S. have taken on some impor-
lance as a through line between Indianapolis and
St Louis With the hauling of the B. & 0. ex-
press car they have, in connection with the Wa
bash. put through coaches between this city
and ST. Louis.
Articles of association of the Columbus & st.
Louis road were filed yesterday with the Secre-
tarv of State. This is the proposed extension of
the c., l., ST. L. & G. from Columbus, Ind, to
connection with the Indiana q Illinois Southern
narrow -guage road
One Of the fine consol engines consumed par
TALLY in the burning of the shops of the Ohio
Southern road at Springfield, O., has been
built in the l., B. g. W. shops. and yesterday
went into service, and second will be out of
the shops in few days.
If the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago manage
ment propose to operate the road after the 18th
of this month Independently. they should, by all
means, make Indianapolis the headquarters for
the general officers. The prosperity of the road
largely depends upon their action in this matter.
1t is quite evident that the c., II. & L, as well
| as the Wabash. is quite determined to make
| hay while tho sun Shines" and is taking bust
| ness regardless of the tariff. The pool earn
ings demonstrate that fact. few days. how
| ever, will put an end to this rate dem oraliza-
| ton.
| Freight agents are in trouble. Even to their
| best shippers they dare not quote a rate without
| string attached. so much at sea are they as to
what rates in the future are to be in all direc-
| tons, Especially is it difficult to name rates to
any northwestern or transcontnental-line
points.
| 1t is said that handsome increase in salary,
| as we'll love for horse flesh had much to do
| with j. Fl. Steiner's accepting the secretaryship
| of the new trotting association. organized at
Detroit last week, it being double that he re-
| ceived as commercial agent of the Erie lines at
| Philadelphia
William j. Haynes, of St Louis, who will be
| 100 years old if he lives until December next,
was Cd the staff of General jackson at the battle
of New Orleans, was engineer of the first steam
| boat that arrived at St Louis from the South.
and ran the first locomotive that ever left ST.
| Louis for the West
The railroads making through rates to Europe
from the West have experienced considerable
| difficulty in securing enough steamship capacity
| for the transportation of that sort of freight
| The Pennsylvania railroad has been especially
| active in this respect. and has in use every old
| tub that it can control
| Railroad earnings continue to show consider
able gains over last year. and sixtysix roads
porting for the third week of February show an
increase of 1923, 9O4, or a little over los per
cent. and for the month of February twenty
five roads reporting show an increase Of 1854.
O6o, or little over per cent
Trustee Scott of the Indianapolis, Peru &
Chicago road, and general manager as WELL has
been notified by Receivers Tut and Humphreys,
| of the Wabash lines west of the river. which
operate the l., P. & c., that after the 10Th of
this month they cease to act as receivers of the
Wabash, and the l., P. & c., after that date,
will not be under their supervision.
1t is a noticeable feature in travel these days
that greater number of passengers than ever
before in the memory Of the oldest railroad con-
back again on free passes. It would seem that
the holders of pass privileges are bent upon
making the most of them before the inters tate
commerce bill shuts off the sunlight
The Office of assistant superintendent of the
Henderson division of the Louisville & Nash
has been abolished, and F. w. Forde. who held
that position, has been assigned to other duties
The road from Nashville to St Louis is now one
division, under the management of Mr. Metcalf
superintendent and j. G. Loemis, assistant.
The Chicago & Indiana Coal road managers
are still negotiating for q lease of the Chicago
e. West Michigan track, with which their road
connects at La Crosse Ind. as we'll as the Ev
ansvilie s. Indianapolis from Saline City te
Evansville. In case of the failure of the latter
the lease Of the former is said to be assured
they will extend their line from Brazil south tt
Rockport via Jasper.
General Ticket agent Donough, at the Unior
Depot, has received Instructions from the passen
ger department of the Wabash to cease selling
one thousand-mile tickets, limited at 500 a.
we'll as shippers tickets, and make an open rate
to all parties of one-thousand- mile unlimited
tickets at $25 per one thousand miles. The rat,
l Af Nouto will rus11 hn~ a.
thousand-mile tickets
CONSTRUCTION work on the double track tn,
Pennsylvania Company commenced building be
tween indianapolis and Irvington has been sus